We have to fight the universe in the sense that nothing is certain or consistent enough to last forever
to me this means fighting our (constantly evolving) nature, not fighting the Universe. The Universe is nothing but empty space (well, filled with planets, Suns, and other particles, of course, but still empty mostly given its infinite vastness). Besides, humans live on planets, inside of atmosphere that protects them from the Universe, so once again, we don't have to fight the Universe in any way
Even the universe had a beginning
no, it didn't!
If the Universe had a beginning it means that - before the Universe was born - something else must have existed where the Universe was born. And if something had existed, in my opinion it could have only been another Universe since the Universe doesn't exist within any container. This is why I don't believe bogus theories like Big Bang, multiple / parallel Universes, etc.
For me, the Universe is infinite in all directions, not created by anyone, never dying, never expanding, never contracting, never splitting into anything, never anything. It just exists in the current form that it had existed in for all eternity, and it will continue to exist in this form for all eternity
(at least according to scientists
some scientists are stupid, some misinformed, some are wrong, some are intentionally evil and misleading. Scientists are still humans, and - like all humans - they're prone to making mistakes and to not knowing everything, so don't blindly believe the scientists just because it's comfortable
I've given an example last year on another thread (I don't remember on which one) on how many top scientists (physicians, mathematicians, etc) of that era (200-300 years ago) were shouting loud and clear that no objects that's heavier than the air can fly. This was with regards to the topic of that time that airplanes could become reality. All (or most) top scientists of that time were convinced that airplanes could not exist because they're heavier than the air and - lo and behold - years later the first airplane got created and - what would you know! - it actually flew
I think even Einstein have been wrong in some of his theories back in his day (although, later on he had admitted his misconceptions), so if Einstein can be wrong, why couldn't our modern scientists be wrong too? You just have to use your brains when assessing things, and science should be used to confirm / infirm your theories and gut instinct, but it shouldn't be trusted blindly
they also say time didn't exist before the universe,
there's no relation between time and the Universe. Time is a abstract, non-tangible unit of measure that people use to organize their lives and events because the brain loves structure and organization, and by giving it points of reference (time) it can classify and handle events easier and without creating confusion and mental issues inside of our psyches...
Besides, time is different from one planet to another, and it's strictly dependent on that planet's movement around its axis. Have you not watched the movie Interstellar? As much as you shouldn't take movies for absolute truths, the part where Matt Damon ages I don't know how many Earth years by spending 6-7 minutes on different planet is true.
Time, human biorhythm, a planet rotation and the human psyche are all interconnected with each other in some ways that we don't yet understand / can explain, but the fact that time is just a convention and that there is no such thing as universal time remains.
but this is getting into territory I have no understanding of lmao)
all good, I'm not good at these things either
Due to that ever-changing nature. You need to adapt and fight against the changes if your sole focus is survival.
agreed! But as you said, "due to that ever-changing nature", so it's the nature (human condition if you wish, I think in this regards they're synonyms) that we're fighting against, not the Universe.
Like for example, there will be a time when the world will perish and probably even this galaxy. If you want to live you gotta find something new to adapt to.
100%
It's an inconvenience that needs a solution brought to the table.
it's an inconvenience only if you worry about it at the moment. By the time we (the people of Earth) need to relocate to other planets / galaxies, the natural evolution will have brought us to the level that's needed to for us to terraform / inhabit other planets. But this evolution needs to happen organically and slowly, not to be forced upon us to cause us distress, mental illnesses, etc..
In the last 2000 years humans have gotten from bows and spears to iphones, and UFOs (yes, there are actual UFOs that are actually built by humans). And if this is what's happened to us in 2000 years, can you not see how easy it will be for us to conquer / terraform / inhabit other planets from far away (in other galaxies) in 4 billion of years that our Sun is said to keep burning for?
But once again, we need to be left alone to evolve at our own paces and according to our own biorhythms so we can avoid mental issues. Oh, and we also need to not get extinct either, which is our biggest problem today because the psychopaths that rule this world would rather throw the planet into oblivion and kill us all instead of conceding their wealth and power to make the planet flourish and to make everyone free, happy, strong, rich and united.
I guess you can also call this conquering the unknown too, but I've envisioned it as an everlasting problem that just needs a solution each and every time or you will just be stuck in the same place until it's too late.
1) getting "stuck" in one place (if we are talking about actual space, not about evolution) is not bad because humans do need to be stuck in one place (live on inhabitable planets)
2) evolution is always an "everlasting problem" since it forces us to... well. evolve constantly
... So, if you look at it like this, it doesn't become a problem anymore, but it's rather just the usual that we do / need to do and which - almost always - we are never aware of since evolution and life happen automatically and at their own paces (most of the time, there are exceptions, of course).
So, I wouldn't think of this as an everlasting problem that needs constant solutions. I mean, challenges and conquering the unknown does need constant solutions, no doubt about it, but as problems I don't see it.
If you feel / think that evolution constitutes a problem I think it's a sign that you're getting old and your body is incapable of adapting anymore, which means that you feel tired of this life / evolution and you feel the getting old rhythms getting hold of you which might be terrifying for most people, but that's the law we're subjected to on this planet: life and death.
This reminds me of one of the quotes of our illustrious Romanian poet, Mihai Eminescu who once said: "caci toti ne nastem sa murim, si murim spre a ne naste.."
Which (more or less) translates to: "... for we all get birthed to die, and then we die to get reborn again...".
In other words, life and death are a cycle on this planet and we're all subject to it whether we like it or not. And with this in mind, feeling that evolution is a problem that needs constant solutions is an accurate statement, but nothing that we should worry / stress about since we're going to be subject to it anyway
I don't know if I would look at it that way. I think you can still be moral and still have a life/timeline in which AI overlords do become the dominant force. Then everything is at their mercy I'd imagine. If they wanted to take over and make a new society, what could stop them? I guess we can only focus on bei g responsible as you pointed out. Moral to me is just evaluating what is right and wrong and development/transhumanism isn't necessarily wrong.
I can't reply to this anymore as I'm mentally exhausted. I will try to answer it in the coming days if I don't forget. If I do forget to answer it you can remind me if you care about the answer enough, otherwise we can let it go
